Shloka 66

कुब्जानुग्रहः, धनुर्भङ्गः, कुवलयापीडवधः, मल्लयुद्धं, कंसवधः, स्तुतयः

Devanagari script

सो ऽप्य् एनं मुष्टिना मूर्ध्नि वक्षस्य् आहत्य जानुना पातयित्वा धरापृष्ठे निष्पिपेष गतायुषम्

Transliteration

so 'py enaṃ muṣṭinā mūrdhni vakṣasy āhatya jānunā pātayitvā dharāpṛṣṭhe niṣpipeṣa gatāyuṣam

Translation

Auch er schlug ihn – zuerst mit geballter Faust auf Kopf und Brust – dann drückte er ihn mit dem Knie nieder, schleuderte ihn auf die Erdoberfläche und zermalmte ihn dort, bis seine Lebensspanne abgelaufen war.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (also/even)

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; एनद्-प्रयोग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• मुष्टिना: with (his) fist
• मुष्टिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• मूर्ध्नि: on the head
• मूर्ध्नि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्धन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• वक्षसि: on the chest
• वक्षसि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• आहत्य: having struck
• आहत्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘having struck’

• जानुना: with the knee
• जानुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• पातयित्वा: having felled
• पातयित्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘having caused to fall’

• धरापृष्ठे: on the surface of the earth
• धरापृष्ठे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरा (प्रातिपदिक) + पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘धरायाः पृष्ठम्’

• निष्पिपेष: crushed
• निष्पिपेष: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि: + पिष् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गतायुषम्: lifeless
• गतायुषम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √गम्) + आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—बहुव्रीहिः ‘यस्य आयुः गतं सः’ (deprived of life)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Teaching: Historical

Quality: authoritative

Avatara Context

Avatara: Krishna

Purpose: To end Kaṃsa’s violent spectacle by the decisive defeat of Muṣṭika through Balarāma’s irresistible divine strength, aiding the restoration of dharma.

Leela: Yuddha

Dharma Restored: Protection of the innocent and cessation of tyrannical violence

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Hari

FAQs

What is the significance of describing the end of life as “gata-āyuṣam” in the Vishnu Purana?

It frames death as the completion of an allotted lifespan, aligning violent events within a larger cosmic order rather than treating them as merely accidental.

How does Sage Parāśara present warfare in the dynastic sections of the Vishnu Purana?

He narrates combat in direct, physical detail while keeping it embedded in lineage history—events propel succession and reveal the consequences of power and adharma.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context even when not named in the verse?

In the Vishnu Purana’s worldview, Vishnu sustains ṛta/dharma and the measured course of time and lifespan; even royal violence unfolds within that sovereign cosmic governance.